Role: Artist

Pat Hunter, one of the San Joaquin Valley's most recognized artists, is particularly known for her watercolor depictions of historical landmarks. Her work is exhibited at Gallery II, in Fresno. Pat's paintings have been shown at the Fresno Art Museum and other prestigious locations, and she has received numerous awards in judged competitions throughout the state. She holds a Master's Degree in Art from California State University, Los Angeles.

Known to many as the queen of Armenian folk songs, Ophelia Hambartsumian is considered to be the most recognized popular singer of Armenian folk music for over half a century.

Nonny Hogrogian has twice won children’s literature’s highest honor, the Caldecott Medal, for her books Always Room for One More and One Fine Day. Her illustrations to Virginia Tashjian’s Armenian folktale collections Once There Was and Was Not and Three Apples Fell from Heaven and her husband’s retelling of the Armenian tale The Golden Bracelet are beloved by several generations of Armenian children.